09-21-2011, 07:01 AM | #1 |
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Configure Metadata download for ISBN overridden by Preferences
I noticed while adding an empty book by ISBN (calibre 0.8.19 on Ubuntu 11.04) that the metadata settings appear to be getting applied from the Preferences for Metadata download instead of the ISBN configuration dialog. Are there supposed to be two places to set the metadata download settings, and if so, shouldn't the values set for adding an ISBN book take precedence?
Select Preferences Select Metadata download Uncheck Authors (leave some other items checked) Save Select Add Books -> Add from ISBN Enter an ISBN number, then OK Select Configure download Check Authors Apply Select Download Both Select OK to update metadata when prompted Notice that the Authors field does not get populated, but title, cover, etc. do (assuming you have these checked). If you use Preferences -> Metadata download and check Authors and do the add book by isbn again, the Author data will show up. Now that I know what's happening its not an issue, but it is a bit confusing when the dialog for configuring what to download appears to be ignored in favour of the general download settings. |
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As you found out if you don't select authors for download it won't get downloaded. When you go to download metadata there is a chance in the metadata window to change the configuration of what you want downloaded. |
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09-21-2011, 11:02 AM | #3 |
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That's the point - even if I select Authors to be included in the download/metadata update they won't be if the main Preferences->Metadata settings don't have Authors selected for download.
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Where are you selecting it at? As far as I know there are three places to get to the screen to change the metadata download options. Preferences - Metadata Any configure download metadata button (see attached) They all take you to essentially to the same page and any changes you make, as long as you clicked apply, (see attached) is applied as the default from then on until you change it. Good Luck. |
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09-21-2011, 01:16 PM | #5 |
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Just rechecked, same even after a reboot of the PC and restart of calibre.
I am looking at the Metadata download preferences in 2 places. - One is Preferences -> Metadata download - The other is the Configure Metadata download screen shown after you select Add a book by ISBN and enter an ISBN and click ok. After retesting, its clear that if the Preferences->Metadata settings have Authors checked, then the metadata used for the book will include Author information, regardless of what is set in the ISBN Configure Metadata download dialog. And if the Preferences->Metadata settings have Authors unchecked, then the metadata used for the book will be left as Unknown, regardless of what is set in the ISBN Configure Metadata download dialog. I've hit apply, even restarted and viewed that the changes in the ISBN download dialog are set correctly. |
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That sounds like a bug then! The ISBN metadata download screen should initially be populated from the preferences, but any values then set there should become the active ones for this particular metadata download.
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09-21-2011, 04:30 PM | #7 |
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The metadata download dialog following the add from isbn is just the bulk metadata download dialog. It may be there is some special casing of authors for bulk downloads, I don't feel like looking through the code to confirm that right now. Does it happen with any field other than author?
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@meme - I had never used add books via ISBN so I was checking every metadata download configuration except for the one you were asking about. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 09-21-2011 at 11:39 PM. Reason: grammar |
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My experience is that it is mandatory to "Apply" unlike some OS features that any change of a setting without Apply is transient for the session or task Only.
I want the Author filled in this time only, and I don't want to have to remember to go back and clear the tick later It would be cool if the choice were Tristate: Never Only if blank Always |
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Hmm ok can somebody open a ticket for this, I'll look at it when I have a moment.
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